Noosheh Jaan!

noosh ‘eh jaan!

Noosheh jaan (sometimes spelled nusheh jaan) literally means: “may it be sweet for your soul”,”may it be a pleasure to your being”. That sounds quite florid, but in common parlance, the utterance simply signifies: bon appetit, good appetite! It is what we say to everyone at the table before we commence to stuff our faces with delicious, delicious, ridiculously delicious Persian food.

Here they say Saha before you have started eating and then Sahtein once you have finished. Saha means health so saying Saha to someone before they start eating is wishing them good health. Sahtein literally means two healths, so it’s wishing the person who’s had the meal good health going forward.